Money Means Nothing (1932 film) explained

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Director:	Herbert Wilcox
Producer:	Herbert Wilcox
Starring:	John Loder Kay Hammond Gibb McLaughlin
Music:	Lew Stone
Cinematography:	Charles Van Enger
Studio:	British and Dominions Films
Distributor:	Paramount British Pictures
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Money Means Nothing (also released as Butler's Millions) is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring John Loder, Irene Richards and Miles Malleson. It was shot at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount British.^[1]

Synopsis

The screenplay concerns a butler who comes into some money through an inheritance, and turns the tables on his young master.^[2]

Cast

• John Loder as Earl Egbert
• Irene Richards as Livia Faringay
• Gibb McLaughlin as Augustus Bethersyde
• A. Bromley Davenport as Earl of Massingham
• Kay Hammond as Angel
• Miles Malleson as Doorman
• Dorothy Robinson as Daysie de Lille
• Clive Currie as Sir Percival Puttock
• Maidel Turner as Mrs. Kerry Green

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

Notes and References

1. Chibnall p.268
2. Web site: BFI | Film & TV Database | MONEY MEANS NOTHING (1932) . 16 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016182650/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/286532 . 16 October 2012 . dead .